Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-12-01

MegIemrie's.
! Wano has decided to move to the B. &
NJ. Town Site.
Watch for the clubbing list of this pa
/ per which appears in this week S
paper.
E. p Hovey, of Russell Springs, is Wis
iting his brother, c NJ. Hovey, this
week.
An interesting letter from Rev ]. w.
VanEman appears on the supplement
this week
H. Z. Fuller left on Saturday last for
a visit to Nebraska. Mr. Fuller will be
absent number of weeks
l.. d. Mason, of the Red Front, return
ed Wednesday evening from trip to
eastern Kansas and Missouri.
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The finest assortment of ladies' and
childrcn's hoods and tObOggans to be
| found in Colby at the Little Cash Store,
one door east of Windsor hotel, on 4th
| street.
If you have friend visiting you, or, if
you or your friend are taking a trip, or
have returned from trip, inform us-let
us know whet is happening in your
neighborhoOd. The CAT wants to pub
lish all the news.
VIM. Yocum arrived this week with
his family from Colby He has rented
and moved into the house belonging to
Frank Waters, in the northeast part of
town.-BurlingtOn Blade.
Barnum's menagerie ana circus was
DESTROYED last week by fire at Bridge
port, Conn. Loss about 100000. The
! managers announce, however, that the
animals. &c. burned will be replaced
and the show put on the road again in
the spring.
We receive a car of the
Perry Hutchinson Flour every
two weeks and make low pri-
ces. B. J. WOODRUFF.
The county seat election in Sherman
county, which was held on Tuesday of
last week. resulted as follows: Goodland,
SO; Eustis, 676; Voltaire 12;-Goodland
receiving majority of 2O6. Charges of
fraud and selling out are freely banded,
and the result causes a great deal of
feeling.
Mr.. Duff, of the Hastings hotel, in
formed Democrat reporter that within
the past three weeks he has had five hir-
ed girls, all of whom married after COM
ing into his service With this record as
starter Mr.. Duff ought to have no
trouble in getting help, but for his own
convenience should have large reserve
force engaged ahead.-Sherman County
Democrat
Hon. c. A. Norton, of Beloit, with
whose name readers of the CAT are fam
iliar. and who is personally known to
many OF them, is meeting with great en-
cOuragement throughout the entire north
west Kansas, in his candidacy for Sec'y
of State-courteous. capable, generous,
and man of the people, Mr.. Norton is
a man we'll worthy of and will receive
the solid support of this part of the
state.
Rev. G. w. Grade, representing the
Kansas Wesleyan University of Salina,
Kan, was in Colby for number of days
last week stopping over Sunday. The
university at Salina was first opened to
students Sept Is. 1886, and within the
year over 100 students were enrolled.
This year the number was largely in
creased. The faculty and corps of prof
essors is large, and the courses of study
very general. comprising some six de-
partments. The institution is fast taking
rank among the first in the state and de-
serves the cordial and liberal support of
central and western Kansas. Mr.. Grade
is visiting various sections aud is meeting
With considerable success in obtaining
scholarships wherever he goes. Colby
received him cordially, and he expresses
himself well pleased with our enterpris- 1
ing city and its citizens.